# Ekma Village, Aurai, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aurai, Muzaffarpur 

# Ekma

Ekma is a village in Aurai sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,349 people in 534 households**, the 40th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,349people (2011)
- 534households
- 39.7%literacy
- 843117PIN code

## Ekma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekma is 843117.** Ekma falls in Aurai sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code843117
- Gram panchayatDih Jiwar
- Community development blockAurai
- Census village code229029

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ekma from nearby towns?

- Aurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Muzaffurpur (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ekma?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ekma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffurpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ekma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ekma

Of every 100 households in Ekma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekma · ■ Aurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****13%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ekma?

■ Ekma · ■ Aurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**918

Working population ****37.8%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.1% for men and 30.2% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (47%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (11%) · **■** Marginal 307 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Aurai

- Mahrauli urf Madhauli2,553 people
- Asmanpur2,483 people
- Pitaunjhia Jagarnath2,456 people
- Harpur2,369 people
- Chainpur2,340 people
- Fatehpur Barauna2,328 people
- Dhasna2,291 people
- Misraulia2,261 people

[All 116 villages in Aurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekma?843117
- How far is Ekma from Muzaffarpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ekma?2,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekma in?Muzaffarpur district (Aurai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekma?39.7% (Census 2011)